https://www.toro.com/en/homeowner/yard-tools/ultra-blower-vac-51619
So this shipped so fast that obviously it was at the local Amazon warehouse and why not since Toro is based here. As I said - I was "friends" with the daughter of a Toro engineer.
At first I thought - the leaves are wet - it's not going to be powerful enough. WOW!!
It is super powerful. And not that loud since it's electric.
So also someone commented how a three prong would not fit but it does fit!! So I connected a 50 foot 16 gauge cord - which is the required gauge - then to a 25 foot 16 gauge cord.
Luckily I did not have to mulch the leaves since we have a little wooded bank that catches the leaves to mulch as compost for the trees and shrubs. So I just blew the leaves off the yard and down the bank into the shrubs and trees.
People complain about the bag for the vacuum mulching but I got the extra "Leaf Pro" bag that connects to a big trash can.
Let's see how that works.
Wow this thing looks awesome!! Toro plus LeafPro vid
So the extension cords will cost MORE than the tools! Amazing.
I'll go buy them now. $255 for 150 feet of 10 gauge cord. The tools were $170.
OK so the way I understand it - doing some research - is that you lose voltage with distance and so the Amps go up too much. So by using a 10 gauge cord then it is a greater flow (voltage) with less pressure (amps). So then it won't below the amp fuse.
But when I look at the charts - they're saying a 30 amp fuse is needed?
If you use 12 gauge wire on a 15 amp breaker, voltage drop at the receptacle will be 9.2 volts for an available voltage of 110.8 volts. If you use 14/2 wire, voltage drop increases to 14.6 for an available voltage of 105.4. This is based on a 160' circuit. here is the voltage drop calculator I used:
https://www.homesteadingtoday.com/threads/long-electrical-run-15-amp-or-20-amp-outlet.386601/
If more stuff or electric motors match your wire & breaker to the demand.
So I am using a 1.5 hp motor since it's 12 amps
a 30-amp fuse or breaker should connect to a 10-gauge wire.
For a maximum of 30 amps, you’ll need a wire gauge of 10. The most common household item that requires a 30 amp circuit is a central air conditioner. Often, people living in RVs use 30
But the issue here is the DISTANCE aka the voltage drop...
So a 30 amp circuit is a different type of plug. So that means they don't require a 30 amp fuse.
https://www.totalhomesupply.com/wires-and-circuit-breakers
So having the huge wire means less of a voltage DROP and therefore less of an amp increase.
http://www.nooutage.com/vdrop.htm
So I get a 3.4% voltage drop by using a 10 gauge cord. Fascinating.
So what does that put the amps at?
So it increases it to only 12.4 amps!! Awesome.
That's what I wanted to know.
http://www.csgnetwork.com/voltagedropcalc.html
This says volts drop only 2.2 volts
So what confused me is the horsepower rating they had was for a DC motor so the amps were a lot higher.
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